Nothing like it in the world: the men who built the Transcontinental Railroad ; 1863 - 1869
The account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad-the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and som...
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| Zusammenfassung: | The account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad-the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads, against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. At its peak, the work force approached the size of Civil War armies, with as many as 15,000 workers on each line. Nothing like this great work had ever been seen in the world when the golden spike was driven in Promontory Peak, Utah, in 1869, as the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific tracks were joined. This is the story of the brave men, the famous and the unheralded, ordinary men doing the extraordinary -- who accomplished the spectacular feat that made the continent into a nation. |
| Beschreibung: | 431 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 0684846098 |
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| spelling | Ambrose, Stephen E. 1936-2002 Verfasser (DE-588)108790967 aut Nothing like it in the world the men who built the Transcontinental Railroad ; 1863 - 1869 Stephen E. Ambrose New York [u.a.] Simon & Schuster 2000 431 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad-the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads, against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. At its peak, the work force approached the size of Civil War armies, with as many as 15,000 workers on each line. Nothing like this great work had ever been seen in the world when the golden spike was driven in Promontory Peak, Utah, in 1869, as the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific tracks were joined. This is the story of the brave men, the famous and the unheralded, ordinary men doing the extraordinary -- who accomplished the spectacular feat that made the continent into a nation. Central Pacific Railroad Company History Union Pacific Railroad Company History Union Pacific Railroad Company (DE-588)4196348-9 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1863-1869 gnd rswk-swf Spoorwegen gtt Spoorwegmaatschappijen gtt Geschichte Railroad construction workers United States History 19th century Railroads United States History 19th century Eisenbahnbau (DE-588)4014019-2 gnd rswk-swf USA Central Pacific Railroad (DE-588)4216386-9 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Eisenbahnbau (DE-588)4014019-2 s Central Pacific Railroad (DE-588)4216386-9 g Union Pacific Railroad Company (DE-588)4196348-9 b Geschichte 1863-1869 z DE-604 |
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